The head of BoeingTed Colbert, who heads .'s defense division, is leaving the corporate effective immediately, CEO Kelly Ortberg said, marking his first major leadership change since taking the highest job in early August.
“At this critical juncture, our priority is to restore our customers' trust and meet the high standards they expect from us to enable their important missions around the world,” Ortberg said in a staff memo Friday. “Together, we can and will improve our performance and ensure we deliver on our commitments.”
Ortberg thanked Colbert for his 15 years of service at Boeing and said the unit's chief operating officer, Steve Parker, will take over until the corporate names a successor to Colbert.
Boeing's defense, space and security division generated nearly 40% of Boeing's revenue in the primary half of this 12 months, but struggled with production problems and price overruns, including on the brand new 747s that may function Air Force One planes. In the space sector, Boeing's Starliner is returning without the NASA astronauts that carried it to the International Space Station in June. Instead, they are going to take back SpaceX's Crew-9 vehicle, NASA said last month.
Colbert didn’t immediately reply to CNBC's request for comment.
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